For fifteen days in a row, the convoy had no rest or supplies. They were like a group of savages, wandering around in the mountains and forests. Sometimes east, sometimes west. Surrounding Shuangzuishan, large and small bandits, one after another.
One of them has been cleaned up. Whether you are a bandit in the Dahan territory, a bandit in the Yelang territory, or a Qiang person, as long as you rob homes and homes, you are within the scope of the cleanup.
While Su Ren was drinking tea, he carefully looked at the bamboo slips sent by Gou Tianming and Huo Jin. There were no words on them, that is, what did he do today, who did he meet, and what did he do? Again
After destroying that small village, how many bandits were gathered? How to deal with their leaders, and how to deal with those who were disobedient? It is trivial and has no practical significance.
Ever since the Battle of Jiapigou started and the name of Hawking's Little Overlord was shouted out, the surrounding cottages began to look forward to surrender. Although there were still some who were unwilling to do so, just one word, fight! If you don't want to, fight. If you don't surrender, fight.
Even those who make sarcastic remarks after surrendering will be beaten! Su Ren's policy towards bandits is very clear. What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, and even you are mine.
Leng Jun flipped through a few bamboo slips at random: "Are you really recruiting so many bandits to protect trade routes?"
Su Ren smiled: "Do you believe it? If you believe it, then I will really do it."
"You are so shameless." Leng Jun rolled his eyes: "The county magistrate and county lieutenant in Wenshui have already bowed their heads. You seem to still feel that it is not safe enough. These bandits are the capital for your survival, right?"
"You can see all this, it's amazing!" Su Ren extended his thumb: "It's just that you only saw one, not the other."
"What's the second one?"
"Do you still remember the two treasures I gave to Chang Shi?"
"The Pearl of the East China Sea?"
Su Ren nodded, slowly took out the two marbles from his arms, and smiled at Leng Jun.
"Common things are back?"
"I'm coming back!"
"He'll give it to you if you want it?"
"He has to give it. Without me, he will soon be unable to serve as Wenshui County Magistrate."
"Showing off? Or threatening? Don't be complacent. They are officials and we are the people. It's easy to deal with us."
"This is my first starting point to gather the bandits. Let's build a wall in front of us. No matter who wants to touch us, they must first test whether the wall is thick!"
"What are you afraid of?"
"Hey!" Su Ren sighed and said nothing. He looked up at the tree shadows in the sky. The light flickered back and forth, bright and dark. I came here alone and felt lonely from the beginning.
.Although there are so many people around me now, such as Leng Jun, Leng Yue, Huo Laosi, etc., I still feel that I am alone and lonely.
Huo Laosi came in and gently placed a bamboo slip in front of Su Ren: "Brother Ren, this was just delivered."
Su Ren calmed down, quickly grabbed the bamboo slip, took a cursory glance, put it down, and said with a smile: "Very good, we have basically unified the cottages in Wenshui within half a month. You can take a break. We have achieved results.
You have to digest it, otherwise you will vomit completely. By the way, fourth brother, is there any movement over there?"
Huo Laosi said quickly: "Yes, someone saw them sending people to Shuangzuishan. According to Brother Ren's explanation, we did not expose it, we just sent people to watch."
"Well, the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark. It's best this way. Don't be too tight and don't be too loose. Let the smart brothers keep an eye on you."
Huo Laosi nodded: "Well, Captain Gou has made good arrangements."
"That's good. You should pay more attention to things over there. To be honest, I'm not worried, but I can't go there in person, so as not to alert others. You can ignore Gou Tianming, but remember what you see with your eyes. You are the one we are talking about.
Whether the mountain's eyes and ears can completely subdue those bandits will affect our safety in the future."
"Brother Ren, don't worry, I will keep an eye on you even if I risk my life!"
"You have to take your life. Something is wrong. Come back immediately with the little gold. No matter what happens, the most important thing is to protect yourself."
Huo Laosi's eyes filled with tears when Su Ren said a few words. He wiped his tears and walked out. His whole body became tenacious. He could feel that if he really wanted to kill him, Huo Laosi wouldn't even blink his eyebrows.
Leng Jun sneered: "You are so good at winning people's hearts. A few words can bring tears to Fourth Brother's eyes. What exactly do you want to do? Are those bandits really that important to us?"
Su Ren nodded solemnly: "Of course, otherwise why would you spend so much effort?"
"Do you know that if I, a big man, raise an army privately, he will be beheaded. You said you are not rebelling, so why do you need so many dead soldiers?"
"If you don't rebel, you don't want to die? I'm very worried about Tian Fu. This guy is so slippery that I can't touch him. If he doesn't follow our agreement, then it will be up to these old and weak women and children in Laojun Temple.
, we are no match for Liu Wen, we are not dough, we cannot wait for others to pinch us, there must be a way out in everything."
"You mean, Liu Wen is more powerful than that Tian Fu?"
"Although I'm not sure, I can't help but be on guard. No, Liu Wen has already taken action against us."
Su Ren handed the bamboo slip that Huo Laosi had just sent to Leng Jun. Leng Jun read the words written on it and took a breath: "I didn't expect Liu Wenhui to have such a method."
"Haha!" Su Ren smiled: "This is definitely not Liu Wen's method. He is a county magistrate. Even if he is as rich as the country, he may not dare to do this blatantly. The water here is very deep."
"Could Chang Shi and Hou Jian also be involved?"
"It's hard to say. Chang Shi may not have the courage, but Hou Jian can be sure that this guy is an absolute speculator and will not put all his treasures in one place."
"Who are they? Wen Shui is in this situation. I wonder what those high officials in Chang'an can do. Isn't it child's play to bully the emperor?"
"It's not surprising. The Han Dynasty spans thousands of miles, but one person can't control it. Even if he does many things under the emperor's nose, he may not know!"
"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!"
Su Ren poured another cup of hot tea for Leng Jun: "Don't get excited. Every dynasty and every emperor is like this. Even if you are wise and mighty and your subordinates do this, even if they know it, they can only turn a blind eye.
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"this……"
The conversation between Leng Jun and Su Ren was always on point. Only Leng Jun dared to listen to many of Su Ren's words. If others heard what Su Ren said now, they would probably tremble without being frightened to death.
Leng Jun took a deep breath: "Then what are you going to do?"
"What else can we do? Protect yourself! As you said, they are officials and we are citizens. If we can't afford to offend, we can't hide. If we can't hide, then you can't blame me for resisting." Su Ren did not show any nervousness.
Reclining on the Taishi chair, I comfortably enjoyed the sunshine. My whole body was warm and I enjoyed it very much.
"A saint once said, don't die in silence, just explode in silence. I don't want to die, and you are probably the same, so I have to do this. In order not to cause trouble, after doing all this, I will prepare all
Xue Zang should never be used as a last resort. The imperial court doesn’t know about other people’s affairs, but the imperial court must know our affairs clearly, so we must have a foolproof plan.”
"Okay, I won't ask you what you're going to do? But let me remind you, you have to pay more attention to these desperadoes when they are around you. If one day they are no longer under your control, it's no joke."
"I know, you don't need to remind me!"
The two sat under the shade of a tree and chatted all morning. Since Budai Salt had a general agent, Lao Junguan has become much more relaxed. He doesn't have to be busy every day and has more free time. He likes
Do something else.
Leng Yue has recently become obsessed with embroidery. She embroiders all kinds of flowers, birds, fish and insects on silk, which is so beautiful. Su Ren mentioned it accidentally, Leng Yue took it to heart, and Leng Yue enjoyed it.
Huo Qian and Huo Zhilan learned how to fry tea, filling their house with the fragrance of tea every day. They carried a strong fragrance of tea with them whenever they walked, which became a natural incense.
The whole matter of the bag salt was given to Hu Ji. Hu Ji has now become Su Ren's domestic slave like Huo Laosi. Since the last incident, Hu Ji's life was saved by Su Ren. In his heart
He worshiped Su Ren as a god and willingly took his whole family to join Su Ren's sect, even if he didn't accept him.
In the entire Laojun Temple, the two most idle people were Su Ren and Leng Jun. They had nothing to do all day long, except drinking tea and chatting. During lunch, the two of them got up lazily. They packed away the bamboo slips on the table and the food.
It was served. Hu Ji’s wife’s cooking skills needed to be improved, so she ate the meal very quickly.
After lunch, everyone else went about their business. Su Ren and Leng Jun were still chatting and drinking tea under the tree. These days were Su Ren's favorite days. The family had endless money to spend, and they had plenty of clothes to eat.
Come and open your mouth, feel extra free.
After rinsing his mouth with tea, Leng Jun saw that everyone had left, and then said: "I still think you are doing this a bit too much. Now that it is clear that Liu Wen's backstage is the Empress Dowager, you are so confident that Liu Wen will be killed."
Put to death?"
"No!"
"You still say it without you?"
"Just because we don't have it, we have to make it big! For many things, we can only be safer if we make it bigger. Being sneaky will bring about our own destruction." Su Ren was a little impatient: "Don't worry about this matter. Keep an eye on our boss.
This three-acre piece of land ensures the safety of the people inside, and I will take care of the rest."
"But I don't know what's going on! Why don't we take this opportunity to find a safe place and transfer some people?"
"Okay, if you keep saying that I'm going to fall out, you're going to back off before we even start. Is there a safer place than Laojun Temple in this warm water? If you don't trust me, you can leave!"
"Huh! Treat your good intentions like a donkey's liver and lungs!" He stood up coldly and walked away angrily.
Su Ren didn't chase after him. He knew Leng Jun's temper. He was angry and would never be lazy about what he wanted to do, so he let Leng Jun leave.
The courtyard of Laojun Temple is not small, with a huge cauldron in the middle. Ever since Su Ren came here, the incense inside the cauldron has been burning. The big tree is to the west and north of the cauldron. This location is very good.
The sun shines from morning to afternoon. Su Ren likes to sit here the most, feeling the blue sky and spending time alone. (To be continued)